Tech Pulse Daily
Curated by Dillip Chowdary • Jan 29, 2026
Today's Top Highlights
- 🌐 Agentic Chrome: Google rolls out "auto browse" powered by Gemini, enabling Chrome to research and perform multi-step web tasks autonomously.
- 💰 Meta's $135B Bet: Mark Zuckerberg signals a massive infrastructure expansion, projecting $135 billion in AI-related capital expenditure for 2026.
- 🤖 Tesla's Pivot: Production of Model S and X ends as Tesla repurposes the Fremont factory for mass-manufacturing Optimus humanoid robots.
- 🛡️ Security Alerts: Fortinet patches an actively exploited SSO bypass, while OpenSSL fixes 12 flaws including a high-severity RCE.
- 🚀 SpaceX + xAI: Growing industry rumors suggest a potential merger between Elon Musk's rocket giant and his AI powerhouse.
- 📉 Microsoft Market Hit: Microsoft shares slide 12% ($400B value) on concerns over slowing Azure growth despite massive AI investment.
Google Chrome Becomes an AI Agent
Google has begun rolling out its most ambitious Chrome update to date: "Auto Browse." Powered by Gemini, this feature transforms the browser from a static portal into an active agent. Users can now delegate multi-step tasks—such as comparing product prices across multiple sites, filling out complex forms, or conducting deep research—directly to the browser.
This move intensifies the "agentic browsing" race, directly competing with specialized AI browsers and startups that have been gaining traction in the developer community.
Read more on Google Blog →Meta's $135 Billion AI Infrastructure Roadmap
Meta continues its aggressive push for AI dominance, with internal projections showing a staggering $135 billion earmarked for AI infrastructure in 2026. This capital expenditure is focused on building next-generation data centers and securing the massive compute power required for Llama 4 and its successor models.
The investment highlights the escalating "arms race" for compute, as Meta aims to reduce latency and improve the reasoning capabilities of its open-weights models.
Read more on Meta Newsroom →Tesla Repurposes Factory for Optimus
In a historic shift, Tesla has announced the end of production for its flagship Model S and Model X vehicles. The move is designed to free up capacity at the Fremont factory for the mass production of Optimus, Tesla's humanoid robot.
Critical Security Updates: Fortinet & OpenSSL
The security landscape remains volatile today as Fortinet disclosed a critical SSO Authentication Bypass flaw in FortiOS that is reportedly being exploited in the wild. Simultaneously, the OpenSSL Project released a major security update addressing 12 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity Remote Code Execution (RCE) path.
DevOps and Security teams are urged to patch immediately, as automated AI-driven scanning tools are already being used by threat actors to identify unpatched infrastructure.
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